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Mystery of Meerkat Hill

By Alexander McCall Smith
Illustrated by Iain McIntosh

By Alexander McCall Smith
Illustrated by Iain McIntosh

By Alexander McCall Smith
Illustrated by Iain McIntosh

By Alexander McCall Smith
Illustrated by Iain McIntosh

By Alexander McCall Smith
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By Alexander McCall Smith
Read by Adjoa Andoh

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Part of Precious Ramotswe Mysteries for Young Readers

Part of Precious Ramotswe Mysteries for Young Readers

Part of Precious Ramotswe Mysteries for Young Readers

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Oct 22, 2013 | ISBN 9780345804464 | 7-10 years

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Oct 22, 2013 | ISBN 9780345804471 | 7-10 years

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Oct 22, 2013 | 62 Minutes | 7-10 years

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    About Mystery of Meerkat Hill

    Precious wants to be a detective when she grows up. She is always practicing at being a detective by asking questions and finding out about other people’s lives. There are two new students in her class, a girl called Teb and a boy called Pontsho. She learns that they are brother and sister, and—even more exciting—that Pontsho has a clever pet meerkat named Kosi.
     
    One day, Teb and Pontsho’s family’s cow disappears. Precious helps them look for clues to find the cow. But getting the cow back home will require some quick thinking and help from an unexpected source.

    About Mystery of Meerkat Hill

    Precious wants to be a detective when she grows up. She is always practicing at being a detective by asking questions and finding out about other people’s lives. There are two new students in her class, a girl called Teb and a boy called Pontsho. She learns that they are brother and sister, and—even more exciting—that Pontsho has a clever pet meerkat named Kosi.
     
    One day, Teb and Pontsho’s family’s cow disappears. Precious helps them look for clues to find the cow. But getting the cow back home will require some quick thinking and help from an unexpected source.

    About Mystery of Meerkat Hill

    Precious wants to be a detective when she grows up. She is always practicing at being a detective by asking questions and finding out about other people’s lives. There are two new students in her class, a girl called Teb and a boy called Pontsho. She learns that they are brother and sister, and—even more exciting—that Pontsho has a clever pet meerkat named Kosi.
     
    One day, Teb and Pontsho’s family’s cow disappears. Precious helps them look for clues to find the cow. But getting the cow back home will require some quick thinking and help from an unexpected source.

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    About Alexander McCall Smith

    ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels and a number of other series and stand-alone books. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have been best sellers throughout the world…. More about Alexander McCall Smith

    About Alexander McCall Smith

    ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels and a number of other series and stand-alone books. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have been best sellers throughout the world…. More about Alexander McCall Smith

    About Alexander McCall Smith

    ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels and a number of other series and stand-alone books. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have been best sellers throughout the world…. More about Alexander McCall Smith

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Anchor
    Oct 22, 2013 | 112 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | 7-10 years | ISBN 9780345804464

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Anchor
    Oct 22, 2013 | 96 Pages | 7-10 years | ISBN 9780345804471

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $7.50
    Published by Listening Library
    Oct 22, 2013 | 62 Minutes | 7-10 years | ISBN 9780385363839
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    “If you’re lucky, you’ve met sleuth Precious Ramotswe in Alexander McCall Smith’s best-selling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency mysteries for adults. Now in The Mystery of Meerkat Hill, second in Smith’s series for children, young readers get a chance to follow her adventures…. The book is written with the ease of a consummate storyteller, while Iain McInstosh’s woodcuts enliven the text and handsomely depict the terrain, people and animal life of Botswana.”
         —BookPage

    “A marvelous chapter book ideal for young readers, and, really, all fans of McCall Smith.” 
         —Booklist (starred review)

    “Kids will love this kind and clever new detective.”—Patricia Reilly Giff, Newbery Honor–winning author of Lily’s Crossing

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